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regulation strategies such as reappraisal or suppression. Parenting and family experiences have been documented as playing a fundamental role in children 's emotional development (Repetti, Taylor, & Seeman 2002). According to Baumrind, parenting styles could be classified into four types: Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive and disengaged. Authoritarian parenting is defined with high demand and low responsiveness. Consequence…

writing styles are as well. Throughout time as technology has advanced writing has become more and more affected by it. Even though technology can be both negative and positive to the world of writing it still has ways of advancing how people write today. These advantages in writing have been gained as time has led to new technological breakthroughs. Different time periods…

Different types of parenting styles play a serious role in the social aspects and development in a child’s life. Parenting styles differ from region to region, for example, parenting styles in the East seem to be more iron-fisted rather than in the West where discipline is more carefree and informal. Parents in the East tend to push academic perfection and overall excellency of the child, whereas Western or American parents, tend to push the child, but not in such an extreme way; Western parents…

Growing up, I had many wonderful experiences in school, however some experiences are more memorable than others. I remember enjoying school instantaneously. This was primarily due to my kindergarten teacher Ms. Sedore. She possessed all the characteristics of teachers from children’s storybooks. She was kind, caring, encouraging and made certain that she was always interacting with us. Ms. Sedore always encouraged us to “create something wonderful.” Reflecting on it now, I admire her genuine…

There are various opinions on many different topics, such as on new ways of learning. In the articles "Preparing Students for the New Reality" by Donald Miller S. and Thomas Slocombe E., "Mind Over Mass Media" written by Steven Pinker, and "Blue Collar Brilliance" by Mike Rose all share ideas and that are similar about learning, but have different perspectives of how to learn. Much agreement exists regarding different ways of learning, and is connected through experience, difference in teaching,…

There exists a stereotype about the children of immigrants: their parents press them hard to be successful, to be more than the ordinary, to avoid the struggles they themselves once faced. Those parents, perhaps, see the success of the future generation as the fruits of their own labor. People often hold the idea that immigrant parents are living vicariously through their children. In many ways, as they sometimes are, this stereotype is not far from the truth. Such behaviors are observable in…

The experiences people go through impact the way the see world and those around them. Children are raised by their parents and witnesses to the triumphs and failures. When the age comes many often question their parent’s decisions. Some may feel bitterness and contempt while others may feel admiration and motivation. The “Sign in My Father’s Hands” by Martin Espada conveys the feeling of being treated as a criminal for doing the right thing. Similarly, “Naturalization” by Jenny Xie is the story…

As time has progressed, education has become increasingly important and society has emphasized it as a form of success. However, copious fail to comprehend that education and learning are not only bounded and limited to an erudite, school education, if not to a limitless world where learning is found in every situation and every circumstance. Although it is important to have an education, it is more important to learn the life lessons that this world has to offer through everything one…

“Words are the central tool of education. Whether written or spoken, words can elucidate, inform, and inspire. But they can also scare, humiliate, and disempower” (Wessler). This quote perfectly represents the outcome and position words hold in society. Language is crucial within human lives. It has multiple uses such as eliminating confusion, exchanging information and communicating instructions. However, the use of derogatory language towards a human is an unacceptable concept. Words that…

Argumentation Techniques Brian Tracy often uses anecdotes as his types of evidence and rarely uses proven statistics. He follows the same pattern for all of his chapters in the book, causing it to be very repetitive. He will first motivate the reader by reminding them of their potential and abilities. He may begin a chapter by saying that “You were born to do something wonderful with your life” (Tracy 116). A short inspirational paragraph that uses the appeal to flattery fallacy usually…